Sunday, January 31, 2010

Cindy, over at Hearts Delight has begun her Friday Funday Challenges again. This week she has chosen "Friendship". There are no other requirements than, that. Such an easy challenge. I made this card sometime ago and wasn't sure that I liked it, but the more I look at it the more it grows on me so I thought I would enter it in her challenge.

The card itsself was cut on the cricut, wild card cartridge out of pale grape cardstock. Inked the edges but can't remember what ink I used or what stamp I used for the swirl. The image stamp was Studio G. I placed acetate over the opening and I also sprayed the image with Spray that I made using SU Frostwhite all purpose ink. (love that stuff)! Colored the image with copics added a dark purple flower from a cricut cartridge, a few gems and ended up with a very simple card.

Thursday, January 28, 2010

It has truly been so hard for me to keep a secret! I am soooooo excited about spotlighting these fabulous products and companies....and as Feburary 1st gets closer it is harder and harder for me to contain my excitment! You are going to LOVE IT.... Some lucky people out there are going to win some FABULOUS prizes... I can't wait to make someone very happy with these crafting supplies!

Who are the companies? What are the products? Well..............

I shouldn't say, but I will toss out a name or two.... or will I?..........

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No, I guess you will just have to wait another few days!

I can promise you, YOU won't want to miss this!

A different product/company every Monday for the month of February & March.... and beyond!

With the economy being as it is, seemingly worldwide, I have decided to spotlight companies and or products that I have used and found they definitely live up to their billing. I don’t know about you but I am so tired of buying things only to be so disappointed and end up tossing them out. Money in my home is a precious commodity as I am sure it is in yours and I am truly tired of wasting what precious little I have. That being said, there are really tried and true products available and I will be spotlighting some of those products and companies over the next few weeks. Several of these companies have been generous enough to sponsor me with a “give away” to one lucky person on the week of their spotlight. Each week you will be introduced to a company or product and be told how you can win a freebie. Does that sound like fun? I will do this on a weekly basis until I run out of product and sponsors.

If you are a company and would like to be spotlighted just contact me using the words: contact me under my profile. I will be happy to discuss the details with you.

Good Morning. Hope you are having a wonderful day and the sun is shining wherever you are.

Thank you so much for joining our challenge this past week at Charisma Cardz . Your Fruity creations were out of this world and some of them looked good enough to eat!

This week our lovely Allison has set a theme:

White on White

To me this is one of the most elegant cards to be made. It can be used for so many occassions.

I can't wait to see what you make.

Don't forget to visit the blogs of the FABULOUS DT listed in the right side-bar of my blog. The Eye-Candy is stunning.

For my card, I have chosen all white cardstock, embossed it in the cuddlebug. I used the EK Success border punch. The image is by Studo G, embossed with gold embossing powder. Don't you just love it? I used spellbinders to mount my image. The ribbon has just a hint of gold and it came from my stash. Loved creating this card. It took very little supplies, yet the outcome is so elegant.

I can't wait to visit your blog and see your creations, so what are you waiting for? Lets get busy! LOL. Be sure to stop by Charisma Cardz to get all the details (I always leave something out, so best to check the challenge blog) and to see the lovely sponser freebie that some lucky person will win. Good Luck!

Wednesday, January 27, 2010

Tuesday, January 26, 2010

I just couldn't resist using my glimmer mists again to create another card. I really wish you could see the shimmer to this card, it is fabulous. I used candy apple red and ink pink to create the background and the over stamped it with burgundy. Wow! Totally stunning paper.Heat treat cup, heart punch & heart stamp are all SU products -- Thanks Cindy! Ribbon is from my stash and the sentiment is from Cutting Cafe.

I just love this little SU bandit. He is so adorable. Papers are Smitten, corner punch is picture perfect, Sentiment - SU, Ribbons stash. hearts from Cricut and run through the cuddlebug.

Monday, January 25, 2010

What would Valentine's Day be without at least one Tilda? My granddaughter made sure that I would make her a card using Tilda. I have used a Christmas image that has Christmas Cookies in her front pocket. I filled her pocket with little hearts that I punched out and glued in place. They were certainly fiddly, but well worth the effor. She is colored with copics. I punched out a white heart and then a glitter red and adhered it with foam tape on one side to give it dimension and to let me use it as a closure. Also used MS border heart punch Ribbon is from my stash. I don't remember where the houndstooth pink paper came from as it was out of my scrapbox. The other paper is Smitten by K&Co. Inside I have used a heart treat cup from Stampin Up and the heart punch from SU. The background paper is sprayed with Glimmer Mists and over stamped. (That's my favorite technique at the moment).

I think my Miss V will love getting a treat cup in her Valentine. LOL...

Sunday, January 24, 2010

I thought I would see if my mojo would come back and all I can say is that it has come back but not in the usual way. It has wanted to create on it's own rather than for challenges, so this is what my mojo created. I had nothing to do with it. Honest!

It was actually a fun card to make and it goes to show Valentines don't have to be red or pink.

Next is one of my favorites. It is using the same image as above with the same embossing powder, but this time I have mounted it on copper merri paper and flocked paper from papermania, Prima flowers. Twine & brads from my stash, punch bunch leaf punch.

Saturday, January 23, 2010

I can't say much about it right at the moment, but keep watching this blog. I am in hopes that by the 1st of Feb I can launch my new idea. I can tell you this much. It is NOT a new challenge blog, but you won't want to miss it. Right now I am ironing out all the details. Keep checking back for updates.

Thursday, January 21, 2010

Can you believe it is week 3 already? I was so hoping this year would slow down just a little bit. LOL

Thank you all for joining in our challenge at Charisma Cardz this past week. There was a fabulous amount of entries and your creations were absolutely sensational. Leanne sure chose a great theme.

Now on to this week. Our Theme has been set by DT Member: VeeShe has chosen:FruityColors.

What better time to have such fun colors than in the middle of winter. I can't wait to see what you create.Be sure to stop by Charisma Cardz to get all the details of the challenge and to learn all about the fabulous sponser for this week.

For my challenge I have decided to create a scrapbook using fruity colors. It is a happy little book.

Sunday, January 17, 2010

First of all let me appologize for the awful photo. No sunshine here in Northern Ohio and my Ott lights just don't seem to cut it! Best I can do for the moment.

This week was to make a card or something that says "Thank you" at Just Magnolia. Instead of usinging an image of Tilda or Edwin, I thought I would use these tulips, they are stunning. Wish you could see them IRL. Me thinks this might become my all-time favorite card! LOL

I have Tattered Angels Glimmer Mists that I use, but seldom say anything about them because my papers always seem to come out rumpled, however over the weekend, I was straightening up. (It is amazing what I found when I painted my room). Anyway I came across a little bitty craft iron and the light came one. Whilst my misted paper was damp, I ironed it and guess what? It was flat again. LOL...Talk about feeling stupid!

I misted plain white paper with Glimmer Mists, pink ink & candy apple red. Ironed it. Then stamped it with burgundy ink and a floral flourish from Paper inspirations. Stamped a heart from outlines rubber stamps, cut one section from that added white pearls to it , mounted my tulips, a bow and sentiment and the perfect card appeared. The sentiment is from stampin up along with the border punch. I attached the topper to very dark brown cardstock. Wish my camera would pick up all the glimmer and shimmer.

Thursday, January 14, 2010

I have had this card finished since Monday and just kept forgetting to take a picture and post it. I haven't had much time for crafting lately as my accountant thinks it is a good idea for me to work on my books. I don't know why...they aren't due until April. Of course he probably knows that I have not entered any data in my computer for the past year and figures it will take me that long to get it done. He's probably right. For someone who was johnny-on-the-spot when I was working, has certainly become lazy now. LOL. I hate book work. Anyhoo enough about that.Here is my card for the Just Magnolia challenge, using Tilda and pleated paper.

Hope everyone is staying warm and well in this frigid weather!It's Challenge Time again at Charisma CardzYour creations last week for Carly's color combo were spot-on fabulous! It's one of my very favorite color combos. Thank you for joining our challenge. Loved visiting your blogs.

This week the challenge has been set by DT member Leanne (who by the way doesn't suffer from the cold since she lives in Dubai) LOL.. She has chosen a theme:

USE ANYTHING NEW

So drag out those new stamps, papers, embellishments, etc. that you got for Christmas and get busy! I can't wait to see what you create this week.

Since it is a new year I decided to use a new calendar template and to make a match-box drawers under an easel card, which is all new to me. As some of you know I am folding-challenged so it was a little fiddly for me, but I stuck with it until it was finished!

this week and I have chosen to use her new image "Fairy Angel Floating". She is so adorable, but I have not done her justice. This is the first time I have ever colored on vellum with copic markers and I don't really care for the outcome, so if any of you out in blogland have any suggestions----I'm all ears.

Wednesday, January 13, 2010

WooHoo --- Sunday January 10Th is our 40Th Anniversary. It seems like only yesterday those 2 young kids were walking down the isle saying "I Do"! It has been a wonderful 40 years, but it has had it's ups and downs too. If I could live my life over, I would marry the same guy again. I really do mean that. He's a keeper!

With just giving away candy last week for The Charisma Cardz Blog Birthday Hop I haven't had time to go out and shop so this week I am giving away a:

BOW EASY

If you would like to enter just leave a comment.

If you feel like it spread the word on your blog.

Once you get the hang of using this little gizmo there will be no stopping

Monday, January 11, 2010

Well my dear crafty bloggers I am truly embarrassed to post these pictures and I do hope that none of your craft spaces look like mine did. I don't have a clue how a person can put so much stuff in one small room. It's truly amazing. A lot of what you see was not all craft stuff, but that now has been banished from my space and only crafting supplies remain. It seems that my space seemed to be the "catch all" area for whatever anyone didn't know what to do with. It has taken me a week of working hard to get this room painted, organized and back together. I even managed to change my first ever light fixture. Was scared to death that I would knock myself on my backside, but obviously I turned off the right breaker. LOL While I was doing this I was in hopes that my mojo would return, but so far it hasn't. Must be the weather. LOL. For some reason I just can't seem to get warm and that is not like me at all. I am always warm!

Thursday, January 7, 2010

Can you believe we are already 7 days into the new year? Is this going to be another year passing by as quickly as 2009?

Hope all you out there in blogland are keeping warm in all this frigid weather and snow!

Ok! Ok! I know it's Thursday and you all are excited about the New Challenge at, Charisma Cardz Challenge Blog and the winner of "MY BLOG CANDY". Before I get into all of that,

I want to thank you all who participated in our Birthday Blog Hop and Challenge.You all were fabulous. Your creations were more than outstanding.You made our 1st birthday celebration a huge success.

Now to be qualify for MY candy you had 2 things to do... so for all of you who followed my instructions, you were added into the draw, others were eliminated. Out of 102 entries only 41 qualified. You were to announce about the blog hop on your blog and tell me what you liked about Charisma Cardz Challenges. Most of you did one, but not the other. I am so sorry!

Without further delay

(no drum roll today, my drummer is frostbitten)

the winner of my blog candy is:......

Sandra Tomlinson who said:

hiya, congrats on charismas first birthday, i am a regular visitor of charisma its one of my fave challenge blogs as you always inspire me, happy new year xxx

was chosen by random generator. I don't know how to take a photo of random generator to paste to show that I put in 1- 41 and it chose #1. Sandra was the first to comply with the requirements.Please email me with your address so I can get your winnings in the mail to you asap. You have until Jan 10th at noon EST (5PM UK time) to email me, (my email is on the right side of my blog under my profile) otherwise I will choose another winner.

For the winner of the other DT member's blogs be sure to visit them and also the Charisma Cardz Challenge Blog for a complete list of all the winners. While you are there be sure to check out all the details for the new challenge this week, which has been set by our lovely Carly:

She has chosen a color combo challenge for week #1,

which just happens to be my all-time favorite color combo:

pink, brown, cream, toffee

I am anxious to see what you come up with. Lets get those scissors, adhesive, Stamps,

I don't make New Years Resolutions, but this year I promised myself that I (who am afraid of color on my walls) would paint at least one of my walls a color other than Ivory or tan. The day after New Years I painted one wall in my family room "Frosty Pine". I have left the remaining 3 walls cream because I only have 1 light source in the room. I love it, but what do you think?

Since my mojo for crafting has seemingly gone "Walk About" I need to do some thing constructive! I have decided to paint this wall and clean my office and paint the walls in that room too! There may be no stopping me now with a can of paint!

From This

To This

Don't pay any attention to the decorations. I was trying to make up my mind what colors I wanted to use. LOL so their is a bunch of stuff just sitting there. LOL..